CHICAGO — On the second night of a back-to-back set, the Clippers ran into a buzzsaw that brought an end to their six-game winning streak.
Coby White scored 27 points and made six of Chicago’s franchise record-tying 25 3-pointers, and the hot-shooting Bulls beat the surging Clippers, 138-110, on Tuesday night.
White had the touch again after hitting a season-high seven 3-pointers in Sunday’s blowout win against Brooklyn, and the Bulls shot 25 for 47 from behind the arc. The 25 3-pointers was tied for the second-most the Clippers have ever allowed in a game.
Matas Buzelis added 21 points, Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 and Kevin Huerter added 14. All three players made four 3-pointers on a night when the Bulls had 40 assists on their 52 field goals.
Nikola Vucevic added 19 points and eight rebounds, and the Bulls had their way with a team that came in rolling. In addition to the six in a row, the Clippers had won 13 of 15 since their 6-21 start.
Chicago led by 21 points at halftime after matching a season high with 45 points in the second quarter and broke the game back open after the Clippers made a run in the third.
James Harden had 24 points to pace the Clippers, who played without star forward Kawhi Leonard for the third straight game as he deals with a sprained right ankle and a bruised left knee. John Collins scored 23 and matched a season high with five 3-pointers. Ivica Zubac added 12 points and 11 rebounds, Jordan Miller scored 12 points and TyTy Washington Jr. contributed 11.
The Bulls led 70-49 at halftime after dominating the Clippers 45-19 in the second period. Chicago shot 14 for 27 from behind the arc in the first half.
They trailed 37-36 when Vucevic made a hook shot to spark a 22-6 run. Dosunmu finished it with a pair of 3-pointers, bumping the lead to 58-43 with 3:20 remaining.
Fueled by 11 points from Collins, the Clippers scored 25 of the first 35 points in the third quarter. Moments after converting an alley-oop dunk off a feed from Zubac, Collins drained a 3-pointer to bring the Clippers within 80-74 midway through the period, but the Bulls quickly regained control. Tre Jones made a floater for Chicago to start a 17-3 run, capped by a fast-break layup by Huerter that made it 97-77.
The Bulls were without Josh Giddey (left hamstring strain) for the 10th straight game, and Patrick Williams (sprained right ankle) was also out.
The Clippers host the Lakers on Thursday at 7 p.m.